Nicki's Central West End Guide
an urban news journal
The oft-heard advice to bloom where you’re planted came to mind recently when I interviewed CWEnder Nicola MacPherson, above, to learn more about her business, Ozark Forest Mushrooms. The Wales native was attending the University of Yorkshire when she met St. Louisan Dan Hellmuth, who was at the university for his junior year abroad. They married and MacPherson moved to St….
In mid-November LaunchCode Mentor Center hosted a 3rd anniversary celebration in their facility at 4811 Delmar Blvd., just east of Euclid Ave. With more than 800 people in attendance, I was unable to do more than snap some photos and try out the 10-minute coding class. Recently however, I met with public relations manager, Samantha Williams (shown…
The neighborhood seems to be bursting at the seams with new projects, and who can complain about that? The latest to move forward is 4101 Laclede, a luxury condomonium project being developed by two young entrepreneurs, Grove Properties’ Austin Barzantny and Atrium Properties’ Michael Gingrich. Last Thursday, they held a ground-breaking ceremony for their 54-unit condominium project (4…